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How Hard Is It to Brute Force a Bitcoin Private Key?

How Hard Is It to Brute Force a Bitcoin Private Key?Trying to crack a private key with a brute force attack is a bit like trying to count to infinity: the sooner you begin, the faster you’ll never get there. Despite being as next to impossible as impossible gets, using a brute force attack to crack a bitcoin private key remains an intriguing idea for […]

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October 28, 2019 0

The Solution to the World’s Toughest Bitcoin Puzzle Is as Clever as Its Creator

The Solution to the World’s Most Toughest Bitcoin Puzzle Is as Clever as Its CreatorLast week, an enigmatic and fiendishly tricky puzzle that had baffled bitcoiners for years was finally solved. In the process, it earned the individual who cracked it a 5 BTC jackpot and brought new acclaim to the team behind the project. After being launched in 2015, at the height of the bitcoin bear market, the […]

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February 6, 2018 0